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Faith schools in and near Knaresborough

All 2 faith schools in Knaresborough, and the nearest just outside.

2 schools in Knaresborough

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  1. Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School

    Knaresborough, HG5 0JN · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results close to the Knaresborough faith schools average.

    33 first choices, 33 offers made

    Ready for secondary school71%

    Knaresborough faith schools 70%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Knaresborough faith schools about 9
    Pupils
    289
    View school Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School
  2. St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy

    Knaresborough, HG5 9BG · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Knaresborough faith schools average.

    25 first choices, 27 offers made

    Ready for secondary school68%

    Knaresborough faith schools 70%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Knaresborough faith schools about 9
    Pupils
    193
    View school St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy

Just outside Knaresborough

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Knaresborough.

  1. Goldsborough Church of England Primary School

    1.6 miles from Knaresborough · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Knaresborough faith schools average, high absence.

    12 first choices, 16 offers made

    Ready for secondary school50%

    Knaresborough faith schools 70%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 11Knaresborough faith schools about 9
    Pupils
    71
    View school Goldsborough Church of England Primary School
  2. St Robert's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    2.6 miles from Knaresborough · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results below the Knaresborough faith schools average.

    25 first choices, 25 offers made

    Ready for secondary school62%

    Knaresborough faith schools 70%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Knaresborough faith schools about 9
    Pupils
    270
    View school St Robert's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
  3. St John Fisher Catholic Academy

    2.9 miles from Knaresborough · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the England average, high absence.

    130 first choices, 182 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 15Knaresborough faith schools about 9
    Pupils
    1,250
    View school St John Fisher Catholic Academy
The big picture

How Knaresborough's faith schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Ofsted grades in Knaresborough

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 2
  • Good: 2 of 2
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 2
  • Inadequate: 0 of 2
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Knaresborough

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    2 of the 2 faith schools in Knaresborough have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Knaresborough, explained

There are 2 faith schools in Knaresborough, teaching 482 children. 0 are run by the council and 2 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

69.9% of pupils in Knaresborough faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

20.3% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £5,846 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 9.2% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Knaresborough?
There are 2 faith schools in Knaresborough, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Knaresborough?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Knaresborough on Eduscope are Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School and St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Knaresborough ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Knaresborough faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Knaresborough is 24:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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